The aroma of cooking filled the house: I sent my eldest brother to become the Grand Secretary.

Shen Cao's lips moved slightly, but for a moment she didn't know where to begin.

She composed herself slightly before awkwardly opening her mouth to say, "Oh... just a friend."

However, Wanyue seemed oblivious to Shen Cao's slight unease. She blinked her bright, lively eyes and continued to ask with curiosity, "Since we're friends, should we let him in?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Cao subconsciously looked down at the clothes she was wearing.

She quickly picked up a coat from the side, draped it over her shoulders, and carefully adjusted the hem and collar.

Then, she raised her hand to gently smooth out any wrinkles on her clothes, and looked down to check herself over. After confirming that there was nothing wrong with her, she slowly nodded, indicating that she agreed to let her friend in.

Ji Lingfeng hurriedly stepped into the room and immediately saw Shen Cao lying quietly on the bed.

Her eyes were tightly closed, and her once beautiful face was now completely bloodless, appearing pale and haggard, as if a gust of wind could blow her away.

Ji Lingfeng's heart tightened suddenly, filled with anxiety.

He quickly turned around and carefully helped the doctor who was following closely behind him to the bedside.

This doctor was a renowned physician in the city, and Ji Lingfeng had gone to great lengths to invite him.

"Doctor, please take a look at her quickly!" Ji Lingfeng's forehead was already covered with a fine layer of sweat, and his eyes were full of concern and worry.

His attention was entirely focused on Shen Cao, so much so that he completely ignored Wan Yue, who was standing there in a daze.

Wan Yue had already noticed Ji Lingfeng when he walked in.

However, she never expected to run into him here.

She didn't react for a moment, just stood there blankly by the bed, staring at him.

Wanyue stared wide-eyed in disbelief at the man before her, who was so different from the man she remembered.

This person was none other than Uncle Ji, the one who once only existed in rumors, but now appeared in real life in Xin'an County.

What exactly is going on? Why did he appear here?

What surprised Wanyue even more was that Uncle Ji actually knew Sister Cao'er! Judging from their interactions, it was clear that their relationship was not just a simple acquaintance, but rather quite close.

Wanyue stood quietly to the side, her lips pressed tightly together, without uttering a word.

At this moment, she was filled with doubt and curiosity, but dared not ask any questions rashly.

She carefully concealed her presence, trying her best to minimize her own presence, afraid of attracting the attention of others.

Nevertheless, her gaze still involuntarily fell on Uncle Ji and Sister Cao'er, trying to glean more information from their words and actions.

Although there are not many opportunities to see him normally, the only time I have seen him in recent years is at the palace banquet during the Spring Festival. He is exactly the same as the legendary Uncle Ji.

However, after so many years, perhaps his legendary image was too vivid, or perhaps his reputation was too widespread, so much so that she still felt somewhat intimidated by him every time she saw him.

He was like a majestic mountain on the horizon, sacred, awe-inspiring, and inviolable.

Shen Cao looked at the doctor in front of her. She was only on her period, so she shouldn't need to see a doctor, right?

She smiled and waved her hand, "Well, Brother Ji, I'm fine, no need to trouble the doctor!"

That's too exaggerated. She just had some stomach pain during her period.

Another possibility is that it was my first time, and I was feeling quite tired, so I couldn't seem to get enough sleep.

Perhaps because she soaked her feet and drank ginger tea yesterday, she slept exceptionally well last night.

So much so that I couldn't wake up this morning.

According to Wanyue, when her mother came to see her in the morning, she was still fast asleep and didn't react at all.

Before Ji Lingfeng arrived, she was already getting ready to get up and have breakfast with Wanyue, but Ji Lingfeng suddenly showed up.

The thing is, he came anyway, and I happened to need to ask him for a few days off.

Who knew he would actually call a doctor?

Dr. Ma stood there with his medicine kit on his back, unsure whether to leave or stay.

He looked at Ji Lingfeng, who had dragged him out of bed early in the morning, saying that the situation was urgent and that someone would die if he was late.

He looked at the girl lying on the bed; apart from her pale complexion, she seemed to be fine.

'Ha!' He was still waiting to go back and catch up on his sleep. Last night, a patient lived quite far away, which took some time to get there and back, so he didn't get much sleep before Ji Lingfeng dragged him here.

Ji Lingfeng thought Shen Cao was being reluctant to seek medical help, so he gently advised, "Cao'er, I've already invited the doctor, so just let him take your pulse."

"Even if you're not sick, you can still get a pulse reading, right?"

That puts my mind at ease, since you got sick because of me.

Wan Yue was utterly shocked to hear Ji Lingfeng speaking so gently to Sister Cao'er.

She had known Uncle Ji for so many years, and this was the first time she had ever seen him speak in such a gentle tone.

She was somewhat incredulous, rubbed her eyes hard, and then gently pinched herself.

It hurts so much! I'm not dreaming!!!

Shen Cao saw that Ji Lingfeng was determined to have a doctor examine her today.

To reassure him, she extended her hand and said to the doctor standing beside her, "Then I'll have to trouble you, doctor."

Doctor Ma quickly went to Shen Cao's side, took out his pulse-taking tools from his medicine box, afraid that she might change her mind again.

Dr. Ma first used his right hand for a while, then switched to his left hand.

Ji Lingfeng was very anxious as he watched the doctor frowning.

But he couldn't ask right now, so he could only stand aside, anxiously waiting.

After a long while, the doctor finally finished taking the pulse.

He asked anxiously, "How are you? Are you alright?"

The doctor turned and glanced at him, but ignored him.

Let me keep you waiting a little while.

He then instructed Shen Cao, "Remember to be careful these next few days and don't overwork yourself."

"Don't touch cold water or anything like that."

"This is the first time for you, young lady. You can eat some foods that nourish your blood and qi these days, such as some chicken soup."

After saying that, he turned to look at Ji Lingfeng, "This is your older brother, right? He seems to care about you a lot."

"I know, this is your first time menstruating, young lady. Anyone who didn't know better would think you were about to bleed to death."

Sunflower water? She's not sick.

Hearing the doctor's words, Ji Lingfeng finally felt relieved.

However, when he realized what "sunflower water" was, his ears turned slightly red.

"Brother Ji, I already told you, I'm fine! It's just menstrual bleeding, so you can rest assured now!"

Ji Lingfeng nodded somewhat awkwardly, but his luscious ears betrayed his true feelings.

He didn't even hear the doctor complaining.

"This young man is really something. He dragged me out of bed first thing in the morning, only to find out that the girl was just having her period."

"Young man, he doesn't know anything, just like a clueless greenhorn."

Seeing that Shen Cao was indeed alright, Ji Lingfeng quickly asked the doctor to leave, afraid that he might say something else.

"Miss Grass, you should rest well first. I will come to find you later."

Shen Cao nodded.

Only after Ji Lingfeng and the doctor disappeared did Wanyue walk to the bedside. For some reason, their eyes met just as they arrived.

"Hahaha……"

"Ha ha……"